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Sterna hirundo hirundo
 
 
     
     
1st winter individual   1st winter individual
Date: 14 December 2013   Date: 14 December 2013
Location: Pelagic trip off of Cape Town, South Africa   Location: Pelagic trip off of Cape Town, South Africa
© Trevor Hardaker   © Trevor Hardaker
 
     
Adult - post-breeding moult   Adult - post-breeding moult
Date: 31 October 2009   Date: 31 October 2009
Location: Pelagic trip off of Cape Town, South Africa   Location: Pelagic trip off of Cape Town, South Africa
© Trevor Hardaker   © Trevor Hardaker
 
     
1st summer individual   Adult - winter (non-breeding) plumage
Date: 24 February 2007   Date: 22 January 2006
Location: Pelagic trip off of Cape Town, South Africa   Location: Lambert's Bay, South Africa
© Trevor Hardaker   © Trevor Hardaker